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Caesius · 07-22-2011, 05:06 PM

My eReader broke. I cannot afford a new one. It has been about 3 or 4 months & I have noticed that I have virtually stopped reading. I certainly don't carry the books with me that I used to before I was given the eReader. I was in the middle of some books & I had certain book series lined up to read --- now nothing.

Has this happened to you? Not necessarily the same exact situation, but had you ever found yourself during a span of time without the eReader (for whatever reason) and discovered you stopped reading physical books?
Just curious.

I know that I simply have to change my methods, but this is about YOU.

It is just so much easier for me to carry the iPod than a book (rarely a tiny paperback as I prefer the Trade Paperback versions).

BACKSTORY: I only just received my first eReader for Christmas. I loved it. I am one that reads a lot -- I am often waiting for doctors or pharmacists for hours & have always taken more than one book with me, so I can read what I feel like reading at the time. The eReader allowed me to take nearly ALL of my books with me & I read a lot more.

I was given an iPod Touch (from someone that upgraded to an iPad & who thought I could use the iBooks App for my books) & I loaded a number of books (about 100) onto it. It is really cute to browse and access the eBooks, but I do not enjoy reading on such a tiny screen. As one that truly does love the physical book, I also enjoy seeing the entire page before me as I read. I also tried to watch films on it, and that was a much easier way to kill the time, but made it made me sleepy to watch on such a tiny screen.

While I use an eReader, I treasure physical books. I am just not in a situation that allows me a place of my own, with a library or a private place to read when I wish (that was how I enjoyed reading the hard copy books). Nor can I afford to buy a book in my eLibrary, let alone the top 5 I'd hoped to read. I do have access to my books, as they are in boxes (again, I only just got the eReader last December). But only about 10% of my eLibrary consists of those books I already owned in hard copy. The rest (a rather large and exciting number) of books were new to me. The eReader became an invaluable assistant in accessing so many books anywhere at any time. Regardless of mood.

07-22-2011, 05:06 PM	#1
Caesius Melancholy Clown Posts: 35 Karma: 50000 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Device: Nook Tablet (had Cruz SE & PDN's before)	Your eReader went down ~ did you stop reading? My eReader broke. I cannot afford a new one. It has been about 3 or 4 months & I have noticed that I have virtually stopped reading. I certainly don't carry the books with me that I used to before I was given the eReader. I was in the middle of some books & I had certain book series lined up to read --- now nothing. Has this happened to you? Not necessarily the same exact situation, but had you ever found yourself during a span of time without the eReader (for whatever reason) and discovered you stopped reading physical books? Just curious. I know that I simply have to change my methods, but this is about YOU. It is just so much easier for me to carry the iPod than a book (rarely a tiny paperback as I prefer the Trade Paperback versions). BACKSTORY: I only just received my first eReader for Christmas. I loved it. I am one that reads a lot -- I am often waiting for doctors or pharmacists for hours & have always taken more than one book with me, so I can read what I feel like reading at the time. The eReader allowed me to take nearly ALL of my books with me & I read a lot more. I was given an iPod Touch (from someone that upgraded to an iPad & who thought I could use the iBooks App for my books) & I loaded a number of books (about 100) onto it. It is really cute to browse and access the eBooks, but I do not enjoy reading on such a tiny screen. As one that truly does love the physical book, I also enjoy seeing the entire page before me as I read. I also tried to watch films on it, and that was a much easier way to kill the time, but made it made me sleepy to watch on such a tiny screen. While I use an eReader, I treasure physical books. I am just not in a situation that allows me a place of my own, with a library or a private place to read when I wish (that was how I enjoyed reading the hard copy books). Nor can I afford to buy a book in my eLibrary, let alone the top 5 I'd hoped to read. I do have access to my books, as they are in boxes (again, I only just got the eReader last December). But only about 10% of my eLibrary consists of those books I already owned in hard copy. The rest (a rather large and exciting number) of books were new to me. The eReader became an invaluable assistant in accessing so many books anywhere at any time. Regardless of mood.